Culture

A matchmaker is also called"the old man under the moonlight.” This saying originates from an ancient legend.As it says，there was...

In Chinese history the prescribed age of marriage varied.During the Zhou Dynasty，a man should be married by the age of...

Chinese marriage is usually referred to as a“Great Event in Life-time .” In ancient times，the marriage procedure usually consisted of...

Chinese get used to being pushed and buffeted when they use public transportation or go shopping in public stores.They accept...

Ketou is the act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to touch the head to...

Yuanfen is a Buddhist-related concept that refers to the predetermined principle that dictates a person's positive relationships and encounters such...

The word guanxi has no precise English equivalent.It is literally translated as“relationship"or"connection，"and technically，it stands for any type of relationship.In the...

Chinese is unlikely to respond to a compliment with thanks or any other acknowledgement of its validity.One rather responds with...

Opening topics tend to be personal.Between strangers，a typical opening question might be“ni zai nar gongzuo”（“Where do you work？”）or“nigan shenme gongzuo”（“What's...

The most common form of greeting is ni hao，usually translated as“Good day”but literally meaning"You are wel1."The same greeting phrased as...

In China，the family name is followed by the given name.In the Western practice，it is just reverse.The Chinese sometimes reverse the...